diff --git a/scripts/loki-log-dump.py b/scripts/loki-log-dump.py
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+import time
+import sys
+import collections
+import json
+import httpx
+from urllib.parse import urlencode
+
+arg_names = ['command', 'since', 'limit']
+args = dict(zip(arg_names, sys.argv))
+Arg_list = collections.namedtuple('Arg_list', arg_names)
+args = Arg_list(*(args.get(arg, None) for arg in arg_names))
+
+if args[1] is None:
+    print('no arg')
+    exit(1)
+
+if args[2] is not None:
+    limit = int(args[2])
+else:
+    limit = 5000
+
+loki_url="http://10.233.28.172:3100"
+nspace = 'deflax'
+app = 'data-streamer'
+
+query = '{app="' + app + '",namespace="' + nspace + '"}'
+
+step = 10
+
+headers = {
+    "Content-Type": "application/json"
+}
+
+index = int(args[1])
+eod = int(time.time())
+
+logfile = nspace + '-' + app + str(eod) + '.log'
+
+print ('] query loki from ' + str(args[1]) + ' to ' + str(eod), end='')
+while True:
+    print ('\n] dumping range [' + str(index) + ' .. ' + str(int(index) + step) + '] step=' + str(step), end='')
+    if int(index) + step >= eod:
+        print('] end of stream')
+        break
+
+    payload = {
+        "query": query,
+        "direction": "forward",
+        "limit": limit,
+        "start": index,
+        "end": int(index) + step
+        }
+
+    r = httpx.get(loki_url + '/loki/api/v1/query_range', headers=headers, params=urlencode(payload))
+    #print("text:-", r.text)
+
+    if r.status_code != 200:
+        print(f"Error: {r.status_code}")
+        exit()
+    
+    try:
+        batch = r.json()["data"]["result"][0]
+    except IndexError:
+        step *= 2
+        if step > 8192:
+            step = 8192
+        index = int(index) + int(step)
+        continue
+
+    itemcount = len(batch["values"])
+    print(' items=' + str(itemcount), end='')
+
+    #rerun the cycle with smaller window size
+    if int(itemcount) == limit:
+        step = step // 2
+        time.sleep(1)
+        continue
+
+    #dump values to log
+    for item in batch["values"]:
+        log = json.loads(item[1])
+        line = log["log"]
+        raw_log = repr(line)[1:-1]
+        #print(log["time"] + " " + raw_log)
+        with open(logfile, 'a') as the_log_file:
+            the_log_file.write(log["time"] + " " + line)
+
+    #move the query window starting point
+    index = int(index) + int(step)
+        
+    if int(itemcount) < limit:
+        step = int(step + 2) 
+